Kristi Capel Biography & Net Worth

Kristi Capel Biography & Net Worth

Kristi Capel is a skilled American journalist and radio and television personality who was born and brought up in Kentucky, United States of America. She is currently practicing her beloved profession as a morning news anchor at WJW Fox 8 News in Cleveland, Ohio. The award-winning television host joined the Fox 8 News team in January 2011 and began serving as a Morning News Anchor, taking over from Tracy McCool who shifted to the 5 PM News in the evening at the network still. She works alongside two renowned television personalities Stefani Schaefer and Wayne Dawson to present the morning news.

Capel spent two years at WJW-TV as the anchor of ‘New Day Cleveland’ from January 2012 to March 2014. Before landing the job at Fox 8, she spent around three years as a Morning Show Weather Anchor at WBRE-TV and WYOU-TV from December 2008 to December 2011. Her television roles aside, Kristi has also worked with defined radio stations as a radio personality, including the conservative talk radio station 1340 AM KADI and a Contemporary Christian Music Radio station 99 Hit FM.

Further reading gives you more insight into the most crucial details of Kristi Capel’s life, starting from her early days as a young schoolgirl to the days of her humble beginnings as an ambitious intern and dedicated journalist. Also contained in this piece is the story of her career, her financial details, notable awards and accomplishments as well as her private life and so much more. Read on.

Early Life & Education

Her life started on the 7^th of July 1983 when she was born in Florence, Kentucky, the United States. She was raised in Florence by American parents who were simply buoyant enough to be able to provide her with the necessary things a young girl of her age needed. Her parents also ensured she got the best in terms of education, which eventually became significant in the later years of her life.

After completing her elementary schooling, Capel moved on to attend Heritage Academy in Kentucky from which she graduated in 2001. The school is said to be a parochial school closely connected to the Assemblies of God churches.

In high school, Capel proved to be very good at sports and won a volleyball scholarship to attend Evangel University where she pursued a degree in Broadcasting and Public Relations. She graduated from the said University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting and Public Relations before facing the real aspect of her journalism career.

Professional Life: Broadcasting Career

As already mentioned at the beginning of this editorial, Kristi Capel is an American journalist and television personality who has also had the experience of working as a radio personality.

At the beginning of her ambitious pursuit of success, Kristi found herself a chance to work at WCPO in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was still in college at this time and was only considered experienced enough for an internship position. Progressing, she found a second internship position

She had a wonderful chance to intern at WCPO in Cincinnati, Ohio, while in college secured a second at KSPR in Springfield, Missouri, and this was also a useful advantage to her future career. When she was in senior year, Kristi got her very first job offer as a reporter and weekend weather anchor and midday meteorologist, and later went on to work in North and Central PA.

At the moment, she can be seen serving as a morning news anchor at WJW Fox 8 News in Cleveland, Ohio. She has worked with multiple organizations so far in the course of her career, including television stations such as WJW-TV in Cleveland and WBRE-TV/WYOU-TV.  She has also been a part of prominent radio stations like 1340 AM KADI and 99 Hit FM.

Awards & Achievements

Kristi Capel was always brilliant from the beginning. She won a scholarship to Missouri Evangel University in 2001 and won the ‘Miss Missouri USA’ title after graduating from college and it gave her the chance to represent the state of Missouri at the ‘200 USA Pageant.’

Her successful career has provided her with many opportunities and has equally afforded her the fame and affluence she rightly deserves. She has been recognized as one of the most influential citizens in her community and has been awarded the Times Leader’s “Under Forty” for excellence in her career and other walks of life.

Personal Life: Family, Husband, Children

Kristi Capel has been happily married to her best friend Hal Edward for several years. Their marriage has yielded fruits as they have been blessed with a son, Duke Edward, and a daughter, Kyndal Edward.

Whenever she’s less concerned with her broadcasting duties, Kristi is usually found getting involved in the community and putting in efforts towards assisting the most vulnerable. She is a proud supporter of charity organizations like the American Diabetes Association, The Miracle Network Girls, Red for Women, and several others. Furthermore, she cools off by watching football, running, working out, reading and researching.

Kristi Capel Net Worth: Salary, Assets & Income Sources

Being one of the most successful journalists based in Ohio, Kristi’s worth is always being researched. The fact is that she’s currently one of the top television personalities at Fox, so we believe that she definitely earns a decent amount of money in salary keeping in mind that the annual salary of a journalist at her level may range between $50,000 to $100,000.

From all that our team has been able to collect on Kristi Capel’s net worth, it is understood that this renowned American newscaster currently sits on a $1.5 million fortune. This consists of all the money and assets she has accumulated through her primary source of income which is her successful career as a journalist, and television and radio personality.